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    Default Royal Tern in flight

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    Shot this down in Galveston. A colony was bathing and resting and a few would fly by after they bathed. They were too wary to allow me to approach very close, so I kept my distance and waited for them to fly by. This is full frame, added a little canvas to the top. All C&C appreciated.

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    Nice slight head turn and wing position. The blue sky sets this one off nicely too.

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    Nice image Lyle. Although the bird is flying away from you the HA makes the image work. I like the sharpness, exposure and composition. I see a bit of a sharpening halo around the head.

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    It has passed you or turned away from you but the nice head turn saved the shot. Nice flight shot, Lyle.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Crosswell View Post
    Nice image Lyle. Although the bird is flying away from you the HA makes the image work. I like the sharpness, exposure and composition. I see a bit of a sharpening halo around the head.
    Whoa, tried a new way of sharpening. Definitely took it too far, don't know how I missed that halo. It looked oversharpened to me, but I'm bad about undersharpening. Thanks for the feedback.

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    Excellent flight pose and sharp details.

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    Wish the bird weren't flying away. If you can photograph the birds a little sooner or make sure you have the right wind for flight shots it's most helpful. Sharpening halo mentioned. Expo looks good.
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    Beautiful flight shot with very nice HA.I like the wing position,HA and composition.

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    Hi Lyle, good near wing position, and a good head turn towards you. Sometimes, vertical crops work best with these 'high' wing positions. Well exposed, and sharpening halo mentioned.

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